diff --git a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb
index c1061ed71..7eafb9425 100644
--- a/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb
+++ b/instrumentation/active_job/lib/opentelemetry/instrumentation/active_job/handlers.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def subscribe
         end
 
         # Removes Event Handler Subscriptions for ActiveJob notifications
-        # @note this method is not thread safe and sholud not be used in a multi-threaded context
+        # @note this method is not thread-safe and should not be used in a multi-threaded context
         def unsubscribe
           @subscriptions&.each { |subscriber| ActiveSupport::Notifications.unsubscribe(subscriber) }
           @subscriptions = nil